Watch out for cut-out bears

I'm looking around the internet for places to work. I don't like all these "fellowship" and "internship" programs with their "deadlines" and such. Applying so far ahead of time, working so hard, getting recommendations, and waiting...and getting rejected... I am so over that. (which is really too bad, at this early point in my life...)

I did find a neat blog called "One Day, One Job" - which is designed to help recent College grads by showing some of the neatest workplaces out there, with special tips on how to get it.

I stumbled across some fantastic journalism on the internet today... check out this Ohio newscaster's spin on a fairly typical local story (it gets amazing around the 40 second mark).




also: "Without a Paddle" is an awful movie. (duh)

"The First Nerd President of the Modern Era"

John Hodgman nerds out with the President at the Radio and Television Correspondents dinner:

the speech is truly an important landmark in the current weird nerd culture (and fashion?) evolution.


Links:
Hodgman's twitter (oft-lauded as being one of the best twitters)
Obama says he's superman at Alfred E. Smith Dinner (08/08)
Apple's "Get a Mac" ads with Hodgman and Justin Long
John Hodgman videos from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
A blog post from two years ago from when I met John Hodgman (oh to be young)

Updates:
Hodgman on WNYC on Monday
John Hodgman's blog follow-up on to the event
Hodgman criticized for mispronouncing hobbit names (from Wonkette)

Good ol' Colbert

Rule of Threes

The Jurassic park dinosaurs are way less scary when they're just saying "HEEEEY!"

I screened calls for a Columbus public radio call-in show today. The software allows you to adjust an emoticon based on the caller's demeanor. Options include "crying, angry, and 'roll eyes'".

Lewis & Clark got a new website. It's a little annoying (for example, we used to be able to see all the information about a major at once, but now it's split up between a bunch of different pages).. but change is always difficult at first...

My radio name would be "Angie Jay." "Angela" always trips me up.

Today I learned that Hillary Clinton broke her elbow and has to get surgery.

I went for a jog tonight for the first time I can remember... ever. It was hard. But I lasted nearly 20 minutes! Nearly!

Is everyone else aware of the MC Hammer A&E TV show? Apparently that's what's up with the awesome flashmob hammer pants videos on youtube:

Second Day/First Weekend

Today at work I... tried my hand at writing a radio promo for an upcoming WOSU event, updated and reorganized an intranet site, and uploaded 30 historical photographs of a local meatpacking plant. I also found a really large map of a lot of Columbus' neighborhoods while doing some research.

The publicity has subsided, but Swine flu continues to spread. The first MA H1N1 death was reported today. A couple things on this topic - First: I know that there are many more disease outbreaks that are worse than swine flu, but this one is new and it's in the US, so I understand, and I don't think it's just media frenzy. Second: Boston.com's Breaking News Alerts are terrible. Important things happen in the world, but Boston.com sends me about 1-2 updates a week, and most to all of them are convictions or acquittals of local murderers. That's not really new news. The crimes are old, and relatively small (compared to wars, elections, etc) - not really going to affect my life so much that I need an e-mail alert. Yet I still subscribe. Alas.

Oh, and Iran's still going crazy about their election...

And I love the BBC World Service.

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I'm trying hard not to ask anyone what a Buckeye is, and resisting the urge to Google it. It's Ohio State's mascot, and people are crazy about Ohio State, so Buckeyes are everywhere... whatever they are.

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This weekend I saw a production in the park put on by Columbus' actors' theatre. They did "The Three Musketeers" and it was a lot of fun. I also went out to Easton to go shopping... they have a huge mall with lots and lots of stores and fun restaurants. My friend Kate and I ate at a sandwich place and then went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert: I so seldom actually get Cheesecake there, because the meals are so filling. It was great!

Very first post

First day of work at WOSU!

Studio located at COSI - really, really cool science museum. Poseidon lives there! For reals! (not really)

Lunch at El Arepazo Latin Grill downtown. Omg. Delicious.

Did you know... Columbus has a replica of Christopher Columbus's ship the Santa Maria? It's true!

Watched the live taping of Columbus on the Record. I'm training to run the teleprompter! This was (I believe) my first experience in a live TV show control room. And it was awesome. People were funny.

Then we had ice cream cake. What in the world is a Buckeye?

Now I'm home, scanning as always the craigslist and checkin the weather.